Wordict

Wisdom being crushed
by the weight of knowledge

The arrogance of knowledge
balanced by the humility of wisdom

Simple words trapped
under the debris of meaning

One word lost
in complexities of interpretation

Humanity

Without which the "whole" becomes disrupted
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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